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Jumping the shark the Tolerance Project and the Jaws Franchise.

Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography.

To read an article from the website Movieweb about the 10 biggest differances between the book by Peter Benchley and the Jaws film click here https://movieweb.com/jaws-biggest-differences-between-movie-and-book/

Also Do sharks really grow to the the great big size that we see in the Jaws film click on the article bellow for your answer https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/do-great-white-sharks-really-get-as-big-as-jaws

Shot mostly on location at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Jaws was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule. As the art department's mechanical sharks often malfunctioned, Spielberg decided mostly to suggest the shark's presence, employing an ominous and minimalist theme created by composer John Williams to indicate its impending appearances. Spielberg and others have compared this suggestive approach to that of director Alfred Hitchcock. Universal Pictures' release of the film to over 450 screens was an exceptionally wide release for a major studio picture at the time, and it was accompanied by an extensive marketing campaign that heavily emphasized television spots and tie-in merchandise.

Regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster, and won several awards for its music and editing. It was the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Star Wars two years later; both films were pivotal in establishing the modern Hollywood business model, which pursues high box-office returns from action and adventure films with simple high-concept premises, released during the summer in thousands of theaters and advertised heavily.

Jaws the perfect Horror film

I myself don’t class Jaws 1975 or its sequels as a horror film feel free to disagree with me the Callider film website wrote an article called 25 movies that are perfect from start to finish Jaws 1975 was on the list at number 1 Callider explained why Jaws was number on their list.

Predating Star Wars by two years, Jaws is often considered the original Hollywood blockbuster. It was a movie that established an already accomplished Steven Spielberg as an undisputed master filmmaker, and it remains his most exciting thriller. As far as the plot goes, it almost couldn't be simpler, as Jaws follows three men who set out to kill a monstrous shark that's been terrorizing a seaside town during the summer holiday season.

No dinosaur movie has ever been as good as Spielberg's Jurassic Park, and similarly, no other shark movie has ever come close to touching Jaws. It's a movie that works wonders with a direct premise that in lesser hands would feel generic, underwhelming, or predictable, and every minute here proves engrossing. It's a movie that's perfectly cast, perfectly paced, and perfectly directed by a remarkably young Spielberg (he wasn't even 30 at the time of its release). In essence, Jaws is - without a doubt - simply perfect.

Jaws the Music and creating that theme

John Williams composed the film's score, which earned him an Academy Award and was later ranked the sixth-greatest score by the American Film Institute.[75][76] The main "shark" theme, a simple alternating pattern of two notes—variously identified as "E and F"[77] or "F and F sharp"[78]—became a classic piece of suspense music, synonymous with approaching danger[79] (see leading-tone). in the film the theme is simply discribed as Main title / First Victim to listen to it click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3bN5YeiQs&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=343

Williams described the theme as "grinding away at you, just as a shark would do, instinctual, relentless, unstoppable."[80] The piece was performed by tuba player Tommy Johnson. When asked by Johnson why the melody was written in such a high register and not played by the more appropriate French horn, Williams responded that he wanted it to sound "a little more threatening".[81] When Williams first demonstrated his idea to Spielberg, playing just the two notes on a piano, Spielberg was said to have laughed, thinking that it was a joke. As Williams saw similarities between Jaws and pirate movies, at other points in the score he evoked "pirate music", which he called "primal, but fun and entertaining".[74] Calling for rapid, percussive string playing, the score contains echoes of La mer by Claude Debussy as well of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.[78][82]

Steven Speilberg explains in this article for Fandomwire why he began to laugh when he first heard the famous Jaw theme https://fandomwire.com/i-began-to-laugh-steven-spielberg-thought-john-williams-pranked-him-after-first-hearing-the-iconic-jaws-theme-only-to-admit-his-mistake-later/

To watch a video called JAWS (1975) - WTF REALLY Happened To This Horror Movie? about the original Jaws film click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lW9MyhZGg8&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=318

The slash film website recently published a list of the top 10 best Jaws knock off/ spoofs reading this list which you can see by clicking here https://www.slashfilm.com/897480/the-best-jaws-knock-offs-ranked/#:~:text=The%20Best%20Jaws%20Knock-Offs%2C%20Ranked%201%201.%20Tremors,8.%20Grizzly%20Film%20Ventures%20International%20...%20More%20items

What do you think are the best films in the Jaws Franchise ?

The orignal Jaws film from 1975 was included on a list of film published by Screenrant of Franchises that peaked with their first film they said about Jaws.

One of the most important releases in movie history, the original Jaws, was credited with starting the summer blockbuster as audiences know it, and forever changing cinema. The highest-grossing movie of all time when it came out in 1975, Steven Spielberg’s epic tale of a killer shark who terrorized beachgoers was a sensational piece of action filmmaking that was as thrilling as it was terrifying. Three sequels were released, and its legacy can still be felt in recent films like The Meg, but the series peaked with the original. It is a classic horror film that cannot be replicated in any way or form.

Screenrant recently published an article called 10 films that deserved better sequels Jaws was included on thar list this is what Screenrant said about the Jaws sequels

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Jaws has been cited as one of the films that created the summer blockbuster, and set the tone for the success of Spielberg's career. It makes sense that producers wanted to capitalize on the attention that Jaws was receiving, but the many sequels that followed were consistently less effective than the original film. Though not the worst sequel overall, Jaws 2 set the tone for how filmmakers would approach the legacy of the franchise, and this should've been treated more carefully. Like many sequels, Jaws 2 falls prey to the mistake of following the same plot as the original, but not doing it as well.

I like Jaws I and 2 they are about the best the frachise has to offer.

Jaws 2 secretly has the most realestic shark screne according to this article on the ScreenRant website https://screenrant.com/jaws-2-realistic-shark-scene-diver-scare/

Talking about Jaws 2 the film celebrates its 45th Birthday this year The remind website published this article to celebrate its birthday https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/3744/jaws-2-1978-roy-scheider-john-williams/

Did you know that the first 2 Jaws films are number 2 and 3 in the list of highest grossing horror films of all time behind the 1973 film The Exorcist I know this sounds funny but I wouldn’t class the Jaws Franchise as Horror but thats just me you can read the full list by clicking here https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-highest-grossing-horror-movies-of-all-time/

JAWS III or is that JAWS 3D ? 1983

Jaws III aka Jaws 3D (depending on which version you are watching the 2D Television Version or 3D version) which people saw at the cinema is a bit of a mess.

You can read about Producer/Directors Joe Dantes orignal plans for Jaws III amd his unmade sequel Jaws 3 people 0 by clcking here click here https://theplaylist.net/joe-dante-unmade-jaws-sequel-20230721/

If anybody is reading this a question has anybody seen the orignal 3D version of the film what was it like? I imagine it was a rather strange expeireince the only 3D film I have seen was Captain EO at Disney land in California in 1989 and again at EuroDisney in the early 90s.

Jaws 4 The Revenge 1987

The follow up Jaws 4 The Revenge is a little bit of an improvement on III but not by much . I find Jaws 4 the Revenge a rather strange title I never knew great big white sharks had such strong emotions.

I saw the film when it was shown on the television the best thing in it is Micheal Caine who played Hoagie Newcombe in the film. and as the story goes he accepted the part in the film to pay for his mothers house lol

There was even a Jaws computer game to tie in with Jaws 4 the Revenge it wasn’t very good by all accounts you can find a video about it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-ILuDLuUk&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=319

For more context on what makes Jaws III and 4 so bad watch this video exploring those terrible Jaws sequels by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3ta3vhzIfE&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=336

Did you know that Jaws 4 the Revenge has the Dubious honor of having one of the lowest scores ever on the film rating site Rottern Tomatoes the Game rant website published the story here https://gamerant.com/jaws-revenge-0-rotten-tomatoes/

Jaws and the the Tolerance film

We didn’t see the famous great white shark in the Tolerance film but we did hear him

We used the famous Jaws theme twice in the Tolerance film once when Robert is nearly knocked over by a passing car only to be saved by a passer by

And the 2nd time time as a spoof with a slight nod to Jurassic Park to introduce the man with a hellium voice Mr Grosenberg played by actor Tony Green see the pictures below.

According to this article on the Collider film website you can tell how good a Jaws film is going to be by watching the first kill you can read it by clicking here https://collider.com/jaws-movies-opening-kills/

And some films that use JAWs motifs don’t even feature water according to this article by the CBR.com website click here https://www.cbr.com/tremors-nope-best-jaws-rip-offs/#:~:text=That%20said%2C%20the%20following%20decades%20would%20lend%20themselves,didn%27t%20even%20have%20sharks%20or%20water%20in%20them.

I met Jaws myself when I went to Universal Studios in 1989 as 12 year old he decided he wanted to take a chunk out of a tour bus during a studio tour I was lucky to survive ha ha lol.

Apprently this was part of something called Jaws the Ride you can find out more about it by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdQLmkmnmb0

To watch a video about Most Ridiculous Jaws Moments click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf8n-DjLQkc

As this blog is titled the best Jaws Knocks I thought I would include this video I found on Youtube titled Borrowing Blockbusters: Jawsploitation - The Best, Best Worst and Weirdest Jaws Knock Offs you can watch it by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFQuI95b9TA&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=342

Extra Material

Documentaries

To watch a video about the making of Jaws 2 Click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5LM57GBIAA

To watch a video about the making of Jaws 3D click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqV3aU_-NN0

To watch Jaws 3D a video retrospective from the Oliver Harper Youtube channel click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsarUFfuWRY&t=20s

To watch a video called 10 things you didn’t know about Jaws 4 the Revenge click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9IFgf6enyw&t=38s

Jaws Trailers

A collection of trailers for all 4 of the Jaws films click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_G0RoRbEEw

Thank you to the You Tube Channels Minty Comedic arts for the video shorts on Jaws the Ride and the making of videos for Jaws Jaws 2 Jaws 3D Jaws 4 The Revenge and Most Ridiculous Jaws Moments and the Indie Dairy for the Jaws film trailers

Here is how the Screen Rant website rated the Jaws films from worst to best click on the link to read more https://screenrant.com/jaws-movies-ranked-best-worst/